Monthly Archives: January 2019

Times-News • Metallica: 7:30 p.m. today, PNC Arena, Raleigh. $131 to $457; tickets available through Ticketmaster. • Luke Combs: 7 p.m. Saturday, Greensboro Coliseum. $35 to $50; tickets available through Ticketmaster. • “Melville Memo-ries — Roots & Routes”: On display now through April 30 in the Scott Family Collection on the third floor of the [...]

By Rachel Teseneer Times-News correspondent DURHAM — A breathtaking love story captivated audiences at the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) Tuesday night. “Miss Saigon,” from the creators of “Les Miserables,” follows the story of a young Vietnamese girl who falls in love with an American GI. Three years later, the two have been torn [...]

By Presley Mauney Times-News correspondent GREENSBORO — The amazing A$AP Rocky, aka Rakim Mayers, shook the stage at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex on Tuesday night. Fans from all over North Carolina came together and shouted their voices away as he ran out on the stage, opening with one of his hits “A$AP Forever.” The [...]

By Logan A. White Times-News correspondent EDITOR’S NOTE: The Meet The Artist series features teens and twenty-somethings pursuing their passions for art. Brent Shelton, a native of Cary, currently resides in Indianapolis and is attending Butler University. He is double majoring in business and ballet and is also a graduate of Cary Ballet Conservatory’s Studio [...]

Times-News Elon University’s Department of Performing Arts will present “Trojan Barbie” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 22.2019), along with shows at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5-8 and 2 p.m. Feb. 9 in Roberts Studio Theatre, Scott Studios at Arts West. $15 or free with Elon University identification. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling [...]

By Cecilia Newsome Special to the Times-News Alamance Children’s Theatre’s Act II’s “Little Women — The Broadway Musical” is a song-filled adaptation of the classic tale of adventure, following one’s dream, young love and the importance of family. Written by Allan Knee with lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Jason Howland, “Little Women” is [...]

By Hollyann Gardner Times-News correspondent For the past two months, the high school cast of Alamance Children’s Theatre’s ACT II’s “Little Women — The Broadway Musical” has been working hard to put on a professional, high- quality show. The story follows Jo March (Caroline Segars), an outspoken, independent young woman and her quest to get [...]

By Jakob S. Miller Times-News correspondent The Collegiate Start program at Elon University and programs similar to it offer high-schoolers the opportunity to take college courses in addition to their regular coursework. Overall, my experience with this program has been both positive and enlightening. Taking two classes at Elon this semester has helped me [...]

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